Acrobat - 2023 Changes Are Beyond Awful... Or Is It Just Me?

This is the worst thing I have seen happen to software. I have been trying to use Adobe for hours, and the upgrade thing just never stops. Wtf is going on???

I couldn't agree more! I wish that there was an alternative program I could use instead! If I had any choice I would run from Adobe and never look back. I spend more time trying to figure out how to use the program than actually using it.

I totally agree with you that the new updates with Acrobat make it a complete waste of time.  and time is important especially with the many distractions the internet offers.  but paying hundreds of dollars a year to get bombarded with useless updates and confusing menu changes makes it all the more useless.  i find myself going back to an old version of Acrobat that is probably more than 10 years old that i have on an old computer when i really need to get things done.  and as far as i am concerned, the "AI" features are a total waste.  i expected when i searched and asked a question i would get an answer but not possible.  i guess it is useful for people who dont want to read the contents of the PDFs they are creating.  I alwasy used to like Adobe products but now the company seems to be run by idiots trying to keep up with tick tock.  

@netstv Here's the more recent forum per your suggestion.

You definitely have my vote.  I find that the geniuses at Acrobat love to change things.  I get used to one way, and now I have to re-learn what some software engineer decided would be better.  I think Adobe is notoroious for needlessly "fixing" things.  It's super annoying.

I'd be greatful if they didn't activate all the "features" that cause it to work like a pig, such as that upload to cloud virus they add to Outlook.

I wish I thought to visit this forum sooner!

So far, there is nothing I like about the new interface. We are a small business.  We do not have a need to utilize 70% of the tools offered by Acrobat. Unfortunately, the 30% we do you use has been ruthlessly disfigured to a point where I can't recognize anything.  I want to add text to a .pdf. I used to be able to hit "add comments", then the "text" button and I can add text where I needed to.  I found the comment button, but that's not text. I even found the different types of adding text but none that actually add text...just text.  The one button that seems like it would  do this, just hovers. When I press a key, nothing happens. Is it me?  Half of the documents I send out for signatures are either unable to be signed or passed over. I set them up the same way everytime.  I have no idea what the problem is.

Sadly, I will be returning to the old way of doing things.  Too bad, too,  because I love getting something new, change of scenery, once in awhile! It's disheartening when sofftware creators are so far off the mark from their audience. 

Please Try again!

This update is over the top gross! It ranks right up there with the Fitbit update another Super destructive "update". I guess the driving force is to appease money grubbing investors. What happened to the days of meaningful updates‽

Awful changes coupled with horrendous memory management. To: Adobe Development Team > Never forget, less is more, simple is better, and lack of testing to push out a minimally viable product is a certain failure.